Week 1 Thread - Kickoff Weekend!

MileHighGuy

phatkev wrote: »

Bengals player ejected for targeting!!

I like that call (ejection), it was late, he used his helmet and targeted Luck's head. The only way players will stop is by dropping the hammer on them when they do it. Imagine the Colts losing Luck for multiple games on a hit like that.

Paully D

https://twitter.com/sharpfootball/status/1038841384361439238?s=21

Good call.

Shocking that it came from a Bengal!

OldMrBrennan83

That ejection was a load of balls. Heading for non contact flag football sooner rather than later.




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Oat23

I love Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Paully D

The Ravens can piss off throwing Jackson in for gimmick plays.

Flacco is in a decent rhythm here, let him keep going instead of disrupting it.

jack presley

Nice that the Saints got rid of the ice rink they used to play on.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

TB12 interception off a deflection. Texans on Pats 17. 2nd and 10 now.

phatkev

Patww79 wrote: »

Well the combination of game pass not working, having to watch red zone, and that bull**** ejection has fairly put a damper on the excitement I was feeling for the new season.

I dont know how you can say that was a bad call, helmet to helmet hit on a defenceless player, its the definition of what their trying to take out of the game. The sooner players realise they wont get away with it the better imo

MileHighGuy

a very un-brady-like interception there. not often you see him miss behind a player like that. And a typical Big Ben interception, broken pocket, scrambling, throwing into triple coverage. (it was a great diving int by the defender to be fair)

apparently the Brasdy one was a tipped/deflected ball....that explains a lot.

OldMrBrennan83

phatkev wrote: »

I dont know how you can say that was a bad call, helmet to helmet hit on a defenceless player, its the definition of what their trying to take out of the game. The sooner players realise they wont get away with it the better imo

He didn't slide and really should only be mollycoddled if he slides. I know it's the new rules but they're bull and will render the sport unrecognisable.

mikemac2

Ravens putting the Bills to the sword as was expected

Flacco looks sharp

coco0981

Sweet pass there by Cousins

Billy86

Only 25% completion and 0.75 yards per attempt, but four passes in and Peterman hasn't been intercepted yet.

Itssoeasy

Two sightings of Lamar Jackson for the ravens. I didn't think I'd see him this early.

Paully D

2 sacks for Ravens CB Tavon Young in the first quarter!

Itssoeasy

jack presley wrote: »

Nice that the Saints got rid of the ice rink they used to play on.

And it doesn't hurt your eyes.

phatkev

Patww79 wrote: »

He didn't slide and really should only be mollycoddled if he slides. I know it's the new rules but they're bull and will render the sport unrecognisable.

Helmet to helmet hits like that add absolutely nothing to the game for me. never have, never will!

Oat23

phatkev wrote: »

I dont know how you can say that was a bad call, helmet to helmet hit on a defenceless player, its the definition of what their trying to take out of the game. The sooner players realise they wont get away with it the better imo

You're replying to a guy who enjoyed seeing Zach Miller almost lose his leg, celebrated Dalvin Cook tearing his ACL and posted earlier today that he hopes Khalil Mack tears his ACL tonight. Player safety doesn't concern him. Don't bother.

Billy86

Titans fans will be hoping the defense doesn't play like that again all season. Jesus fecking christ that was a woeful drive on their end.

OldMrBrennan83

Oat23 wrote: »

You're replying to a guy who enjoyed seeing Zach Miller almost lose his leg, celebrated Dalvin Cook tearing his ACL and posted earlier today that he hopes Khalil Mack tears his ACL tonight. Player safety doesn't concern him. Don't bother.

You're making at least one of them up, and embellishing another but yeah you've the general gist at least. I don't see the problem as none of them play for a team I follow and it's no different to all the corks popping when Rodgers went down last season, except I wasn't crying about it like you are now.

I don't know how you would be happy with the game being turned into non contact though. Would you have ever started watching it if it was?

Edit - and that Garret one on Roethlisberger is an even bigger example. Absolute horseshít and even further down the touch football line than that earlier ejection was. Landing on the quarterback, Jesus Christ.

coco0981

phatkev wrote: »

Helmet to helmet hits like that add absolutely nothing to the game for me. never have, never will!

Absolutely. It was a textbook example of what they want to stamp out. Ejection 100% the right call

Masked Man

That call on Myles is bull****, don't know what else he can do there.

At least Brady is still Brady.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

14-3 Pats. Jimmy White rec TD.

Oat23

Patww79 wrote: »

You're making at least one of them up, and embellishing another but yeah you've the general gist. I don't see the problem as none of them play for a team I follow and it's no different to all the corks popping when Rodgers went down last season, except I wasn't crying about it.

I don't know how you would be happy with the game being turned into non contact though. Would you have ever started watching it if it was?

Dude he was on the ground and he came in head first. You can't tackle like that with what we know now. They've tried to get players to stop leading with their helmet over the past few seasons but they were still doing it so they've been forced into ejecting players so they'll start listening.

Mike Brown is my favourite bear. He lived for hits like that 15 years ago but you can't do it now.

Am I concerned QBs will be over protected by this? Of course. But that Luck hit had nothing to do with him being a QB. He was a defenseless player on the ground and the defender came in using his head as a spear. Easy decision to eject him.

phatkev

Masked Man wrote: »

That call on Myles is bull****, don't know what else he can do there.

While I think they've got it right with the helmet to helmet rule, the landing on a QB after sacking them one is complete bo11ox. I dont know what they expect defensive players to do!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Patww79 wrote: »

You're making at least one of them up, and embellishing another but yeah you've the general gist at least. I don't see the problem as none of them play for a team I follow and it's no different to all the corks popping when Rodgers went down last season, except I wasn't crying about it like you are now.

I don't know how you would be happy with the game being turned into non contact though. Would you have ever started watching it if it was?

Edit - and that Garret one on Roethlisberger is an even bigger example. Absolute horseshand even further down the touch football line than that earlier ejection was. Landing on the quarterback, Jesus Christ.

So if someone else does it's okay for you to do it? How childish.
Scummy to celebrate a player going down to injury, and other people doing it certainly does not justify it.

Paully D

https://twitter.com/ollieconnolly/status/1038847839231725570?s=21

FFS.

OldMrBrennan83

Big Pussy Bonpensiero wrote: »

So if someone else does it's okay for you to do it? How childish.
Scummy to celebrate a player going down to injury, and other people doing it certainly does not justify it.

I don't know any of them. They're just faceless parts of a team to me.

OldMrBrennan83

Paully D wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ollieconnolly/status/1038847839231725570?s=21

FFS.

It really is madness that that's a rule now.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Jaysis the Buccs Saints game looks a cracker.